Wetherell, who has long been a Reagan fan, attended the dedication of the first phase of the Can-Do Monument with his wife, Linda, and his son, Lance. The monument is being paid for by the Friends of Ronald Reagan Sports Park, a nonprofit.

Late last month he met with Friends President Perry Peters and Vice President Jeff Minkler to present the check.

Some $100,000 went into the construction of the first phase, Peters said, adding that with Wetherell's donation, about $63,000 must still be raised to complete the second and final phase of construction. The statues of a mother, father, son and daughter, doing volunteer work on the park, will be built with the money. The family represents all the volunteers who built the Temecula sports park without government funds. Reagan recognized the individual initiative behind the park in a speech he gave in March 1983 to the U.S. Olympic Committee in Los Angeles when he was president. His words are etched on the monument that stands in Ronald Reagan Sports Park.

In the same spirit, only private donations to the monument are accepted, Peters said.

Encouraging initiative in young people is the main purpose of the Friends programs and projects.

For more information, or to make a contribution to the Monument Fund or the Can-Do projects, call 951-676-1984.